On a wing and a prayer, the pair set off to sea. He picked her because a) he wanted some company and b) he could use the eggs. (Unstated was that if things got desperate, he'd have another source of protein on board as well.)

"At the beginning, I was very worried," he said. "There would be huge waves and she might stumble, it would look for a second like she might go overboard, but she would always regain her footing. She's very brave."